United Hospital fire: Victim's relative files case against authorities

A case has been filed against the authorities of the United Hospital on allegation of negligence over the death of five patients in a fire at the hospital, reports UNB.

Ronald Mickey Gomez, a relative of one of the five deceased, filed the case with the Gulshan police station on Wednesday night, the news agency quoted sub-inspector Md Mufazzal Hossain, a duty officer of the police station as saying.

Chairman of United Hospital, its managing director, chief executive officer, director, physicians, nurses, and other officials of the coronavirus unit were made accused in the case, he added.

Five patients were killed as a fire originating from an explosion of air conditioner broke out at the isolation unit of the hospital on 27 May.

Three firefighting units recovered the bodies from the unit after extinguishing the fire.

On 28 May, another case was filed in this connection.

Moinul Hussain, manager (admin) of United Hospital, filed a UD (unnatural death) case with Gulshan police station, said sub-inspector Sinthia, duty officer of Gulshan police station.

Fire service and civil defense headquarters formed a 5-member committee led by deputy director (Dhaka) Debasis Bardhan to investigate the death of five patients.

Five patients killed in the fire incident are- Riyazul Alam 45, Khodeza Begum, 70, Verun Anthony Paul, 74, Monir Hossain, 75, and Mohammad Mahbub, 50, according to a statement of United Hospital.